Button-fastening means.



J. L. NELSON.

BUTTON FASTENI NG MEANS. APPLICATION FILED HA3. 1a, 1909 947,557. Patented Jan. .25, 1910.

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the buttons so as to prevent the same tear-.

ing away from a 15, same. Q v

The invention consists. in the construction and arrangement of parts as will be h inafter described and particularly point out and claimed. a

garment or damaging the Figure 1 is a perspective view of a button attached to a garment by means of the im: proved rasilient fastener. Fig, 2 is atop plan view of the s'amei'showing the button provided with two" "shanks arranged in, crossed'relation; Fig. 3isa sectional view of a fastened button, showing the shank thereof just after having. penetrated a garment and also indicating by dotted lines the manner of, uptnrning the ends 'of the .80 shank to form a seat for a spring. Fig. 4

Is a perspective view of a type of spring used in con'nection'with the present invention. Fig, 5 is-a detail view of a shank for the buttons, one end thereof being upturned 86 and they other straight. Fi L 6 is a 'sectional view similar to Fig. 8, but s owin the relat-ive position of the button an when a strain is upon the former. A

Refer-rin to the "accompanyingdrawings garment .40 by nnmera s, 1 designates a portion of a garment, 2 a button therefor which may be of the usualor any'preferred type and rovided with f our eyes 3.- A shank 5 w ich may be formed of a single len h of wire '45 bent tostaplefi'shape has its egs passed through two of the oppositely disposed eyes and t ends 6 of said le positely dis seats for the lowercon- 'volution o'ffa spiral spring 7. Said spring may be formed of three or more convolutions so that when seated in the ends of the legs specification 0t Letten Patent. Q Patented J an. Application filed Kai-ch 18. 1809. Serial to. 483183.

This invention re ates to buttons, and has.

rough the-garment, and the pointed are outturned to form opnu'rroa-rasraume seams.

I as indicated in Fi 6 and compressed throu 11 strain cxcrte upon the button will be su ciently loi enough to prevent "the'flbi pointedends 6 of t. e shank from coming contact with the rment.j

the same form of resilient the staples pass through the eyes ofthqbiit tons in crossed relation. In this 'j-{fo ""=of" the invention the outturned ends-' of .:the shank provide seats for the low'et 'conyolution of the sprin at four points. 05

It 'willfbe seen s the pregtent .button fastener 'isofiiespecislg -valne tor-use in connection with suspended; buttons and-the like .wherejthere are ne button''. I v \Vhat lclaimlas my invention 1s:-

tratmg shank therefor the endsof which form seats, and a convolute spri .seated upon the ends. of said" shank and bearin upon the garmentto which the button is and having sue a number of convolutiona 8:0 as to prevent the ends of the shank contacts-, ing with said garment when the spring is"- compressed. f v 2. 'A button fastening device com rising I a button having edges, a staple havln its 86 too, a convolute spring havin each of its c'onvolutions constructed of tie same ,.dr.-:-

an p I d s. f li zsp' I ave-1mm seats or, the s ring and the lat r 'ada to bear upon t e gannen't tdwliich'the ut' ton is attached, 'sa ds ring being' ofisoch'a. length unli -haying sue fa numberi bison ln'tions as toprevent thee'nds (fifths-aha; contacting .w1th:-. the]; garment when said spring is comp ,3]

Y a In testimony whereof'Lherelfiito a signature in presence of two-witn JAMESQLENELS N;

Witnesses..

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. In Fig. 2 of t e aecoxnpagying dra' astener s T? ployed, but the same is'dnplicated so'. t.hat '60 om. the foregoing that qnent and sudden strains imparted upon the i 1. A device of the charnctendescribod,", comprising 11 button, a staple shaped peneattached, said spring being of such a lengthshanks inserted h g the eyes of theut-" anteter, said spring being mounted over thi shanks-,- theljendsof thenhanlni being-ben -90 

